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alexis simpson was there all day at the prince georges county courthouse in upper marlboro watching as lawyers for both sides picked the jury. opening statements in her murder trial are expected to begin next tuesday after the veteran's day holiday. it's a case that still gives students pause for reflection. >> we send judge -- we should leave that in the hands of the judicial system. that is why they're here. they will pick or whether an act of a greg. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was an act of aggression. that simpson chose to end the life. police say that simpson attacked her roommate, 18-year- old dominique frazier after the two argued over music played on an ipod. witnesses say the two were separated but simpson was pushed into her bedroom. they say it all ended when simpson came out on the attack with the scissors. >> i want -- and that is on trial. [ indiscernible ] >> yeah. >> what was she like? >> i told her, but she was, she was nice. >> reporter: same thing the defendant's lawyer said. during her bond review, michael worthy called simpson non- violent and said the crime w
alexis simpson was there all day at the prince georges county courthouse in upper marlboro watching as lawyers for both sides picked the jury. opening statements in her murder trial are expected to begin next tuesday after the veteran's day holiday. it's a case that still gives students pause for reflection. >> we send judge -- we should leave that in the hands of the judicial system. that is why they're here. they will pick or whether an act of a greg. >> reporter: prosecutors say...
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alexis simpson was accused of stabbing her roommate to death last year in a fight over music. >> the jury found her not guilty on all counts late tonight. fox 5's maureen umeh has the details. >> from the start the defense argued this was a case of self- defense and after three hours of deliberation the jury believed it. >> thank god. >> reporter: relief and joy from alexis simpson's friends and family just minutes after hearing a jury's verdict. the jury found simpson not guilty on all seven counts she faced in the stabbing death of her bowie state university suite mate domonique frazier, simpson's lawyers saying the jury made the right call. >> this was a is of defense case. alexis, there's no question in my mind acted in self-defense and so we are very gratified by the verdict. >> reporter: during the trial simpson testified she was being bulliedly frazier and said she -- bullied by frazier. she said she complained to officials and wanted to move out but was told there were no rooms available. on september 15th, 2011, simpson and frazier fought after simpson turned off music frazi
alexis simpson was accused of stabbing her roommate to death last year in a fight over music. >> the jury found her not guilty on all counts late tonight. fox 5's maureen umeh has the details. >> from the start the defense argued this was a case of self- defense and after three hours of deliberation the jury believed it. >> thank god. >> reporter: relief and joy from alexis simpson's friends and family just minutes after hearing a jury's verdict. the jury found simpson...
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alexis simpson is charged with first degree murder. police say she attacked her roommate last year after the two argued over music played on an ipod. if convicted, simpson face as a maximum of life in prison without parole. >>> a student on the montgomery college campus in rockville is arrested for threatening to go on a shooting spree. school officials say he had recently gone through a tough break-up and made the comments on other students. they found the student eating lunch outside campus yesterday but did not find a weapon. >>> a list of d.c. schools targeted for closure or consolidation is expected to be released today. it is expect to focus on under populated schools. in 2008, d.c. closed 23 schools, a move that ended up costing the city millions of do >>> now to a fox 5 follow-up investigation on a critical shortage of paramedics in the district. the city can't keep enough medic units on the streets around the clock so now, as fox 5 first reported, d.c.'s fire chief will announce a plan to move paramedics off overnight hours to
alexis simpson is charged with first degree murder. police say she attacked her roommate last year after the two argued over music played on an ipod. if convicted, simpson face as a maximum of life in prison without parole. >>> a student on the montgomery college campus in rockville is arrested for threatening to go on a shooting spree. school officials say he had recently gone through a tough break-up and made the comments on other students. they found the student eating lunch outside...
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alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate way pair of scissors. police say similarston attacked 18-year-old dominique frasier last year after the two argued over music played on an ipod. >>> threats discovered on a local college campus and a student now in police custody. we'll share that story coming up. >>> plus, defending the relief efforts after superstorm sandy. aid agencies speak out as anger grows for some who are still without power two weeks after the storm hit. it is now 5:08. we'll be back. >>> a student on the montgomery college campus in rockville is arrested for threatening to go on a shooting spree. school officials say he had reese be thely gone through a tough break-up and made the comments to other students both rockville and campus police found the student eating lunch outside campus but did not find a weapon. >>> the man accused of being the east coast rapist is expected to plead guilty today for the first time. air op thomas has a plea hearing in prince william county later on this morning. he is charged with abducting three t
alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate way pair of scissors. police say similarston attacked 18-year-old dominique frasier last year after the two argued over music played on an ipod. >>> threats discovered on a local college campus and a student now in police custody. we'll share that story coming up. >>> plus, defending the relief efforts after superstorm sandy. aid agencies speak out as anger grows for some who are still without power two weeks after the storm...
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simpson who in september of 2011 plunged a knife into the neck of the roommate with whom she was feuding, 18-year-old domonique frazier. the defense successfully argued the dormitory fight pushed simpson into believing she was in danger from frazier and her girl friends. >> it was on facebook, twitter, instagram, freshmans that go here that weren't here when the incident happened last year are speaking about it upset that she got off. >> i feel like it was guilty on both parts. like i agree she should have done some time -- >> reporter: ut not murder. >> not murder, no. >> reporter: what do you make of the verdict, not guilty on all counts? >> i don't really have an opinion on it. i don't know the full story, so i couldn't really say anything about it. >> there's a lot of conflicting from both side. you had her complaining president bullying and opposite sides saying -- complaining about the bullying and opposite sides saying she killed somebody in the heat of action. >> reporter: what now for simpson? should the university allow her back? >> i think it's her choice. if anything, she was
simpson who in september of 2011 plunged a knife into the neck of the roommate with whom she was feuding, 18-year-old domonique frazier. the defense successfully argued the dormitory fight pushed simpson into believing she was in danger from frazier and her girl friends. >> it was on facebook, twitter, instagram, freshmans that go here that weren't here when the incident happened last year are speaking about it upset that she got off. >> i feel like it was guilty on both parts. like...
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alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate with a pair of scissors. if convicted, simpson faces a maximum of life in prison without parole. >>> the man accused of being the east coast rapist is expected to plead guilty for the first time in virginia. aaron thomas has a plea hearing in prince william county later on this morning. he is charged with abducting three trick or treaters in 2009 and raping two of them. he has been linked to 17 assaults and rape cases date back to 1997. >>> up next on fox 5 morning news. >> everybody loves to hate the beltway and some of us go out of our way to avoid it. but starting soon, drivers along one stretch may have a much easier time getting around the road. i'll tell you all about it when we come back. >>> all right. welcome back to fox 5 morning news. this is a live look outside right now at 6:15 in the morning. you can see there are a couple of cars out there and you can also see that the roads are a little bit slick, slick looking because of the rain this morning. >> yeah, not going to stay arou
alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate with a pair of scissors. if convicted, simpson faces a maximum of life in prison without parole. >>> the man accused of being the east coast rapist is expected to plead guilty for the first time in virginia. aaron thomas has a plea hearing in prince william county later on this morning. he is charged with abducting three trick or treaters in 2009 and raping two of them. he has been linked to 17 assaults and rape cases date back to 1997....
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alexis simpson is accused of stabbing her roommate to death last september during an argument over loud music. simpson turned herself in. she is now charged with murder and carrying a deadly weapon. >>> a fox 5 investigation first uncovered a critical shortage of d.c. paramedics. tonight the fire and ems chief unveiled his plan to deal with the crisis. that solution has some people worried even more because it takes away ambulances overnight. fox 5's sherri ly with more on this story you saw first on fox 5. >> reporter: this is really a numbers game. d.c.'s fire and ems chief is willing to take the risk to move paramedic ambulances off the overnight period when there are fewer life threatening emergencies and move them to busier daytime periods, but paramedics have warned fox 5 this could have dangerous consequences. under the proposal announced by the chief for d.c. fire and ems between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. d.c. won't have any ambulances with paramedics on board. these medic units carry the most advanced life saving equipment with a paramedic capable of performing life saving medical proc
alexis simpson is accused of stabbing her roommate to death last september during an argument over loud music. simpson turned herself in. she is now charged with murder and carrying a deadly weapon. >>> a fox 5 investigation first uncovered a critical shortage of d.c. paramedics. tonight the fire and ems chief unveiled his plan to deal with the crisis. that solution has some people worried even more because it takes away ambulances overnight. fox 5's sherri ly with more on this story...